{"id":57422,"date":"2024-12-05T17:52:04","date_gmt":"2024-12-05T22:52:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.simonssearchlight.org\/?p=57422"},"modified":"2024-12-20T11:04:56","modified_gmt":"2024-12-20T16:04:56","slug":"joshs-story-living-with-grin1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.simonssearchlight.org\/2024\/12\/05\/joshs-story-living-with-grin1\/","title":{"rendered":"The Moodleys&#8217; Journey with GRIN1"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>What is your family like?<\/h3>\n<p id=\"tw-target-text\" class=\"tw-data-text tw-text-large tw-ta\" dir=\"ltr\" data-placeholder=\"Translation\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwiKo7raoNyJAxXFK1kFHZOGOr4Q3ewLegQICRAW\" aria-label=\"Translated text: I am Toto's mother with a mutation in GENE NAA 15\">My family is fun loving, loud, and living life to the fullest.<\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"ltr\" data-placeholder=\"Translation\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwiKo7raoNyJAxXFK1kFHZOGOr4Q3ewLegQICRAW\" aria-label=\"Translated text: I am Toto's mother with a mutation in GENE NAA 15\"><strong>What do you do for fun?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" data-placeholder=\"Translation\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwiKo7raoNyJAxXFK1kFHZOGOr4Q3ewLegQICRAW\" aria-label=\"Translated text: I am Toto's mother with a mutation in GENE NAA 15\">We go for walks on the beach or promenade. We play outdoors.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"p1\"><b>Tell us about the biggest hardship you face.<\/b><\/h3>\n<p id=\"tw-target-text\" class=\"tw-data-text tw-text-large tw-ta\" dir=\"ltr\" data-placeholder=\"Translation\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwi7_uic88-IAxX0kYkEHTnwJWkQ3ewLegQICBAU\" aria-label=\"Translated text: His illness. His pathology prevents him from having a normal quality of life. His fragility caused by pharyngitis prevents him from enjoying the outdoors except when the weather is very nice. His low muscle tone prevents him from running in the garden When he is sick, he decompensates too quickly.\">Josh, our 4 year old son, has a GRIN1-related disorder. Every outing no matter how small has to be well thought of to make sure all his needs are met.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"p1\"><b><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16089 size-medium alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.simonssearchlight.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/11092158\/PEOPLE_man-loves-microscope-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.simonssearchlight.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/11092158\/PEOPLE_man-loves-microscope-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.simonssearchlight.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/11092158\/PEOPLE_man-loves-microscope-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.simonssearchlight.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/11092158\/PEOPLE_man-loves-microscope-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/cdn.simonssearchlight.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/11092158\/PEOPLE_man-loves-microscope-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.simonssearchlight.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/11092158\/PEOPLE_man-loves-microscope-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.simonssearchlight.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/11092158\/PEOPLE_man-loves-microscope-2048x2048.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/b><\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"p1\"><b>What impacts your to participate or not to participate in research?\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n<p id=\"tw-target-text\" class=\"tw-data-text tw-text-large tw-ta\" dir=\"ltr\" data-placeholder=\"Translation\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwiKo7raoNyJAxXFK1kFHZOGOr4Q3ewLegQICRAW\" aria-label=\"Translated text: I just haven't had the opportunity, I would like to\">I am from South Africa. As far as I know, Josh is the only child diagnosed with this disorder in our country. It has been difficult to participate in research from other countries.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"p1\"><b>What is one question you wish researchers could answer about this genetic change?<\/b><\/h3>\n<p id=\"tw-target-text\" class=\"tw-data-text tw-text-large tw-ta\" dir=\"ltr\" data-placeholder=\"Translation\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwiKo7raoNyJAxXFK1kFHZOGOr4Q3ewLegQICRAW\" aria-label=\"Translated text: What life expectations are there?\">What treatments seem most viable?<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"p1\"><b>What have you learned about your or your child\u2019s genetic condition from other families?<\/b><\/h3>\n<p id=\"tw-target-text\" class=\"tw-data-text tw-text-large tw-ta\" dir=\"ltr\" data-placeholder=\"Translation\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwiKo7raoNyJAxXFK1kFHZOGOr4Q3ewLegQICRAW\" aria-label=\"Translated text: I don't know any other family.\">These kids may not fit the blueprint of the world, but they have brought a light into each home that&#8217;s so unique and amazing. They express so much love and warmth without saying a word.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-15175 size-medium alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.simonssearchlight.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/18092145\/PEOPLE_man-girl-step-hearts-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.simonssearchlight.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/18092145\/PEOPLE_man-girl-step-hearts-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.simonssearchlight.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/18092145\/PEOPLE_man-girl-step-hearts-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.simonssearchlight.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/18092145\/PEOPLE_man-girl-step-hearts-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/cdn.simonssearchlight.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/18092145\/PEOPLE_man-girl-step-hearts-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.simonssearchlight.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/18092145\/PEOPLE_man-girl-step-hearts-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.simonssearchlight.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/18092145\/PEOPLE_man-girl-step-hearts-2048x2048.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"p1\"><b>If you could give one piece of advice to someone recently diagnosed with the genetic change in your family, what would it be?<\/b><\/h3>\n<p id=\"tw-target-text\" class=\"tw-data-text tw-text-large tw-ta\" dir=\"ltr\" data-placeholder=\"Translation\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwiKo7raoNyJAxXFK1kFHZOGOr4Q3ewLegQICRAW\" aria-label=\"Translated text: That everything can be achieved with therapy, patience and love.\">For the families, life as you know it will change in so many ways, but don&#8217;t lose hope. Celebrate the small victories and with each passing day, you will gain strength that you never knew you had.<\/p>\n<h3>How has <span class=\"notranslate\">Simons Searchlight<\/span> served as a resource for you and your family?<\/h3>\n<p id=\"tw-target-text\" class=\"tw-data-text tw-text-large tw-ta\" dir=\"ltr\" data-placeholder=\"Translation\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwi7_uic88-IAxX0kYkEHTnwJWkQ3ewLegQICBAU\" aria-label=\"Translated text: By giving hope in this long journey\">Allowing me to tell our story has been a good experience hoping that it can help others.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Discover the inspiring story of the Moodleys.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":28,"featured_media":11980,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.simonssearchlight.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57422"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.simonssearchlight.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.simonssearchlight.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.simonssearchlight.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/28"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.simonssearchlight.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=57422"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.simonssearchlight.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57422\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":57423,"href":"https:\/\/www.simonssearchlight.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57422\/revisions\/57423"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.simonssearchlight.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11980"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.simonssearchlight.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=57422"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.simonssearchlight.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=57422"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.simonssearchlight.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=57422"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}